Proverbs 27
1 Haue thou not glorie on the morewe, `not knowynge what thing the dai to comynge schal bringe forth.
Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Another man, and not thi mouth preise thee; a straunger, and not thi lippis `preise thee.
Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
3 A stoon is heuy, and grauel is chariouse; but the ire of a fool is heuyere than euer eithir.
A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
4 Ire hath no merci, and woodnesse brekynge out `hath no merci; and who mai suffre the fersnesse of a spirit stirid?
Anger is cruell, and wrath is raging: but who can stand before enuie?
5 Betere is opyn repreuyng, than loue hid.
Open rebuke is better then secret loue.
6 Betere ben the woundis of hym that loueth, than the gileful cossis of hym that hatith.
The wounds of a louer are faithful, and the kisses of an enemie are pleasant.
7 A man fillid schal dispise an hony coomb; but an hungri man schal take, yhe, bittir thing for swete.
The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.
8 As a brid passinge ouer fro his nest, so is a man that forsakith his place.
As a bird that wandreth from her nest, so is a man that wandreth from his owne place.
9 The herte delitith in oynement, and dyuerse odours; and a soule is maad swete bi the good counsels of a frend.
As oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart, so doeth the sweetenes of a mans friend by hearty counsell.
10 Forsake thou not thi frend, and the frend of thi fadir; and entre thou not in to the hous of thi brothir, in the dai of thi turment. Betere is a neiybore nyy, than a brothir afer.
Thine owne friend and thy fathers friend forsake thou not: neither enter into thy brothers house in the day of thy calamitie: for better is a neighbour that is neere, then a brother farre off.
11 Mi sone, studie thou a boute wisdom, and make thou glad myn herte; that thou maist answere a word to a dispisere.
My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.
12 A fel man seynge yuel was hid; litle men of wit passinge forth suffriden harmes.
A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
13 Take thou awei his clooth, that bihiyte for a straunger; and take thou awei a wed fro hym for an alien man.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
14 He that blessith his neiybore with greet vois; and risith bi niyt, schal be lijk hym that cursith.
He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.
15 Roouys droppynge in the dai of coold, and a womman ful of chidyng ben comparisond.
A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.
16 He that withholdith hir, as if he holdith wynd; and auoidith the oile of his riyt hond.
He that hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.
17 Yrun is whettid bi irun; and a man whettith the face of his frend.
Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.
18 He that kepith a fige tre, schal ete the fruytis therof; and he that is a kepere of his lord, schal be glorified.
He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.
19 As the cheris of men biholdinge schynen in watris; so the hertis of men ben opyn to prudent men.
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20 Helle and perdicioun schulen not be fillid; so and the iyen of men moun not be fillid. (Sheol h7585)
The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 As siluer is preuyd in a wellyng place, and gold `is preued in a furneys; so a man is preued bi the mouth of preyseris. The herte of a wickid man sekith out yuels; but a riytful herte sekith out kunnyng.
As is the fining pot for siluer and the fornace for golde, so is euery man according to his dignitie.
22 Thouy thou beetist a fool in a morter, as with a pestel smytynge aboue dried barli; his foli schal not be don awei fro him.
Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.
23 Knowe thou diligentli the cheere of thi beeste; and biholde thou thi flockis.
Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.
24 For thou schalt not haue power contynueli; but a coroun schal be youun to thee in generacioun and in to generacioun.
For riches remaine not alway, nor the crowne from generation to generation.
25 Medewis ben openyd, and greene eerbis apperiden; and hey is gaderid fro hillis.
The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathered.
26 Lambren be to thi clothing; and kidis be to the prijs of feeld.
The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of the fielde.
27 The mylke of geete suffice to thee for thi meetis; in to the necessarie thingis of thin hous, and to lijflode to thin handmaidis.
And let the milke of the goates be sufficient for thy foode, for the foode of thy familie, and for the sustenance of thy maydes.
